956. Live Abundantly To Have Abundance.
Send us a text 🎙️ Today I’m rocking out of Lisa Nichols’ book Abundance Now, and she delivers what might be the best definition of abundance I’ve ever heard. When most people think of abundance, they think of wealth, riches, lavish lifestyles — the surface-level trappings of success. But Lisa flips the script. Abundance isn’t what you have. It’s how you live.Having abundance is the result. Living abundantly is the requirement. And here’s the good news — living abundantly has nothing to do wi...
🎙️ Today I’m rocking out of Lisa Nichols’ book Abundance Now, and she delivers what might be the best definition of abundance I’ve ever heard.
When most people think of abundance, they think of wealth, riches, lavish lifestyles — the surface-level trappings of success. But Lisa flips the script.
Abundance isn’t what you have. It’s how you live.
Having abundance is the result.
Living abundantly is the requirement.
And here’s the good news — living abundantly has nothing to do with how much money you’ve got, your social status, your connections, or your bank balance.
It’s about privileged circumstances — putting yourself in a position of advantage by how you think, how you move, and how you show up every single day.
So I want you to listen to today’s episode and realize:
You don’t have to wait to live in abundance.
 You can live abundantly right now.
And it’s defined on your terms.
Let’s get it 👊
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Keep it simple. Keep it moving. Never settle. Stay tough.
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All right.
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3, 2, 1. Let's get it.
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Welcome to another episode of What's Your Problem, the podcast.
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It's episode 9 56.
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So I titled Today's episode, live Abundantly to Have Abundance, and the inspiration for this episode comes from Lisa Nichols book Abundance.
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Now, as you guys know, I'm a fan of random reading, so every single morning I crack open a book randomly off my shelf and go to the table of contents.
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I read about 15 to 20 minutes, and then I write about what I read, as I was reading, I just started thinking about this you have to live abundantly in order to have abundance.
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Now, Lisa Nichols says that most people when you think of abundance, you think of prosperity, riches, or wealth, and you're right, that is a source of abundance.
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But she said there's an even better, simpler definition of abundance.
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Abundance is privileged circumstances, and I wanna break that down for you, Privilege means that you have an advantage.
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It's a positioning.
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It's not something that you flaunt about.
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It's something that you work from, it doesn't mean that you're better than someone else.
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It just means that you're in a position to do more, to create more, and to impact more.
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That's privilege.
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Circumstances are conditions connected to an action or an event or a decision.
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So when Lisa Nichols says privileged circumstances, she's talking about creating a better positioning.
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Through your actions, not waiting for some random ass windfall, you're in pursuit.
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You're working toward a better position, you're stacking the odds in your favor.
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Back to the book, Lisa writes, when you're living a life of privileged circumstances, I just love that word, when you're living a life of privileged circumstances, you get to play a bigger game.
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You connect with people who are making things happen.
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Encounter more opportunities for advancement and take pleasure, and a lifestyle admired by many.
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And that lifestyle's not just about possessions.
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It's about the freedom to pursue the things that matter to you in your career, in your relationships, in your passions, and more importantly, your ability to give back.
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It's not a life you stumble into.
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It's a life you build into think about it like this.
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Privileged circumstances aren't gifted.
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They're earned, but only in pursuit.
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So first things first.
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Abundance is both a mindset and a skillset.
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You have to believe it in your mind's eye.
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You gotta believe it in order to see it.
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So you gotta believe it in your mind, and then you have to develop the tools.
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And the discipline, the skillset to sustain it.
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Now here's the good news.
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There are no gatekeepers.
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You don't need permission from anybody.
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It's a hundred percent free.
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It costs you absolutely nothing except focus, intention, consistency, and effort.
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And best of all, it's defined on your terms.
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No one else's What you consider abundant in your life, in your faith, in your family, in your fitness, in your finances, in your fulfillment, both professional and creative, bro, that's your definition.
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And that can look completely different than anyone else, anyone on your block, hell, anyone in your household But before you can have abundance, you have to live abundantly.
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See that's totally different.
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Having abundance is a benefit from living abundantly.
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So to live abundantly of privileged circumstances.
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First thing is, bro, you gotta realize you have privilege, you have an advantage.
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It's taking stock in what you already have.
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You have advantages right now.
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You have seeds that are already planted, but until you notice them, until you work them.
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And amplify them.
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They're never gonna grow.
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So you gotta stop comparing yourself to others and start amplifying what you've already been given.
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And the Bible even says that Romans 12:3 says, be honest in your evaluation of yourself.
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Measure yourself by the faith God has given you.
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I love that.
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I mean, that like stopped me in my track.
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I read that before I read outta Lisa Nichols book this morning and I'm like, measure yourself by the faith God has given you.
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I'm like, bro, what does that mean?
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It means it's not the world's standards.
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It's not someone else's numbers.
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It's not someone else's accolades or assets.
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You're measuring yourself by the faith inside of you.
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That means it's all up to you if your faith feels small.
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It is because you haven't worked it.
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You haven't stretched it.
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Faith is a muscle use it or lose it.
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Use it.
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It'll grow.
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Don't use it, it'll shrink.
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Faith is a trust.
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It's an alignment.
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It's an action.
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That's that's all it is.
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That's what faith is.
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It's a trust.
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It's an alignment.
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It's an action.
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So if you have small faith, do you have trust?
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Are you just trying to just force this thing through yourself?
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You're just trying to white knuckle this thing.
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Are you in alignment?
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Are you in position and are you taking consistent action every single day?
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That's what that is, bro.
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If it were obvious and easy, it wouldn't require faith.
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And if it were obvious and easy.
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It wouldn't be abundance, it wouldn't.
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It'd just be right there playing small.
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And that's what happens.
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We want the obvious and we want the easy, and we just play right there.
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Within that, you gotta work in alignment right now.
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You're not sabotaging yourself with choices that you're gonna regret later.
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You're living forward, eyes up, head down, feet moving, and you're building competence.
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That competence is what's going to create the confidence.
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And confidence is earned.
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It's not given.
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It's not faked.
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It elevates your entire life.
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Everybody wants abundance.
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Everybody but very few have not only defined abundance in their life, what does it look like, but they also fail to live abundantly.
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Abundance isn't just having more, it's making more.
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Out of what you already have.
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That's privileged circumstances.
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You already have the seeds, faith, a few connections, skills, lessons from pain, moments of clarity.
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But instead of nurturing those, too many of us are waiting for a breakthrough, a windfall, a big break, a better time, something from someone else.
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A wish.
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You don't wait for abundance.
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You pursue it, you prepare for it, and you live it through privileged circumstances.
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So ask yourself, what does abundance look like in my faith, in my family, in my fitness and finances, in my fulfillment, both creatively and professionally, what does it mean to live a privileged life?
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By your own definition, it's your definition.
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What's the bigger game you wanna play today?
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Who do you want to connect with that's making things happen?
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What opportunities do you wanna work toward?
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What lifestyle do you want to enjoy?
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What possessions do you want to own?
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What experiences do you want to have?
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And who do you wanna bless when you get there?
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Actually, scratch that.
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Who do you wanna bless?
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As you get there, you gotta give back along the way because see, there's a responsibility to abundance it.
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It's written to much is given.
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Much is required.
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So you gotta be clear on what you're chasing, but you also have to be prepared and ready for what you're building because see, having and handling are two totally different skill sets.
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Spot your advantages now and put yourself in position for even greater advantages by seizing and seeing privileged circumstances.
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Alright, let's get outta here.
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Thanks for sharing today's episode.
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Remember, keep it simple, keep it moving.
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Never settle.
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Stay tough.
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Peace.